Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-06-09
persons and particulars.

daughter and niece OF G. w. King, left |
Monday to try their fortunes in the
West. They have hosts of friends here
who will miss them and all will Join in |
wishing them success.
Last Thursdy night . girl weighing
about twelve pounds made her appear
ance at Lou Eberle's
Mrs. Mary Hyde and Miss Maud Gar
vey went to Galesburg. ILL.,, last Friday
for an extended visit with friends there.
Mrs. Fred Falley arrived here Thurs
day and will spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. s. Mitchell.
+. Bruer. OF Boscobel, one of the
luckiest hunters of the county, started
for Lancaster with wolf scalp. The
day before, he had seen some half grown
wolves running about in the brush, and
SO he camo on foot with his dog by Cas-
tic Rock to see if he could get some of
them. The dog struck their trail, and
without much difficulty the whole fam
lily of six were captured.
Mrs. Eugene Hall, of Burlington,
Wis, is visiting Mrs. w. G. Chandler.
MIR. A. c. Finn passed through Lam
easter Tuesday on his way to his home
in Patch Grove. after successful term
Of school at Mifflin.
The daughter of engineer Hunter is
visiting at David Weaver's, this city,
for week.
In letter on business received
from Henry S. Keene last week he
says in conclusion: Have got settled
down to business again. after the con-
fusion Of moving. Walter has entered
the Office of LaFollette Siebecker &
Harper, and is hard at work. You
were mistaken as to my intending to
make Madison my home, as [ still
call Lancaster home, and shall come
there to vote.
Mrs. and Miss Hess, of Montfort,
mother and sister OF Mrs j. A. Thomas
visited the latter this week.
Harry Moriarty who went from Stit-
Ter to Ireland last winter to visit his
old home and his relatives there, has
returned. He arrived here Memorial
Day. He is staying at Jacob Wagner's
at Liberty Ridge.
The Misses Schneider, from Sitter.
drove down to Lancaster Tuesday.
The committees appointed to make
preparations for Fourth of July celebra-
ton are requested to meet at the Court
House Friday night at s o'clock.
Matilda Fletcher lectures tonight at
the Congregational church on 1.-The
Law of Happiness.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Farnham drove
down from Fennimore yesterday after
noon and spent couple of hours in
the city.
MIR. Levin Dillon arrived here from
Washington last Wednesday evening.
He was delayed by missing connections
and arrived too late 10 attend the funer-
al of his mother. He is employed in
the Government printing Office at Wash
ington.
Mrs. Joseph Cover is visiting her
relatives here.
The town is lively this week. Free
show at the circss groun d every night
band parades in the street; Fourth of
July meetings; Howe. Wall & Clark's
minstrel show Tuesday night (Which by
the way was a good one); a lecture to-
night "Wednesday at the Congrega-
tional church sc. sc.
Frank Belz IS home again. He has
made good progress in his studies and
is an intelligent capable boy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos Peacock are Wis
ting in Madison.
Prof. Kosminski. the champion solo
and trick violinist, who is with the
patent medicine show, says he is the
composer of the popular air "The
Mocking Bird"
One of the handsome span of black
horses belonging to Ryland and Phelps
came near dying last week, but by
careful attendance night and day was
/ saved.
j. w. Rewoy, of Rewey. was in town
last Friday.
! G. nj. Barber sen DIS handsome pro-
gram of . tournament of the Crooks
ton gun club, to be held June 22-24.
Lecture tonight at the Congrega-
tional church.
/ George S. Whitcher and Pat BARLEY
met hore Tuesday. They were both on
probate business -notreprobate business,
Mr.. Whitcher explained.
/ There will be lots of celebrations in
Grant county on the Fourth of July this
year. Cassville, Beetown, Fennimore,
Bloomington and Lancaster have already
made start.
Hon. Z. /. Kidd was in town Tuesday
on probate business. He left on the afer-
noon train to attend the reunion of the
18th at Sparta.
David Schreiner attended the Grand
Lodge I. o. o. +. at Madison Tuesday
and goes from there to the reunion at
Sparta.
John Bennett has bought the house
and grounds of Rev. S. w. Eaton and
moved there this week.
Geo. E. Cabanis, of jamestown, was